Pumpkins!

O.K. I'll admit it.  I do love jack-o-lanterns.  I love the colors, the faces and the endless possibilities involved in creating these pumpkins filled with personality.  Our Kindergarteners listened closely to the book It's Pumpkin Time, which describes the process of growing pumpkins.   We noticed and discussed the fact that the pumpkins are various tones of orange. 

After our class discussion, it was time to get to it and create. On day one we painted our pre-drawn pumpkins.  The next week we began designing our pumpkins.  This provided a good opportunity to discuss correct scissor usage as well as how much glue to use.  I always remind them that a dot does a lot.  We discussed moods as we went.  The kids love this activity and so do I!